Cathay Life Announces Quiet Period for First Series of Unsecured Subordinated Ordinary Bonds in 2026

Announcement Date: July 23, 2026 Statement Date: July 22, 2026 Statement Time: 17:00:09 Company Code: 2882 Company Name: Cathay Financial Holding Subject: Announcement by subsidiary Cathay Life Insurance regarding the quiet period for the issuance of the first series of unsecured cumulative subordinated ordinary bonds in 2026. Applicable Clause: Clause 51 Factual Date: July 22, 2026

Details: 1. Factual Date: July 22, 2026 2. Company Name: Cathay Life Insurance Co., Ltd. 3. Relationship with Company (enter '本公司' or 'Subsidiary'): Subsidiary 4. Cross-shareholding Ratio: 100% 5. Reason: Cathay Life Insurance filed an application with the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (TPEx) on July 22, 2026, to issue the first series of unsecured cumulative subordinated ordinary bonds in 2026. From the filing date to the issuance date, a quiet period is in effect. During this period, all promotional activities and information disclosures must strictly adhere to the content disclosed in the public offering memorandum. The company is prohibited from disclosing or explaining any forward-looking financial or business information to specific or unspecified parties, except for financial forecasts officially announced under the Financial Supervisory Commission's 'Handling Principles for Public Disclosure of Financial Projections by Publicly Issued Companies'. 6. Countermeasures: None 7. Other Matters to be Disclosed: None